TROPHY-winning Willow Richards and Poppy-Rose White excelled at the GG Essex county grade competitions, with superb performances from all the Harlow Gymnastics Club gymnasts, at the events held in Colchester School of Gymnastics.

In the top level, grade 6, Willow Richards achieved the overall trophy and gold medal for the age 11-12 event after placing 1^st on bars, 2^nd on both vault and beam, 3^rd on floor, and 6^th on range & conditioning (R&C). Teammate Renee Stewart placed 3^rd on R&C, 4^th on both vault and floor, to finish in 7^th place overall. Lara Petridis placed 5^th on bars and 6^th on floor, finishing in 8^th overall, with Milli Battelley finishing narrowly behind in 9^th position after achieving 5^th place on vault and 6^th place on beam.

Poppy-Rose White triumphed with the overall grade 4 age 8-9 trophy and gold medal after placing 2^nd on bars, and 4^th on vault, beam, and floor. Isla Edwards captured the 5^th place overall rosette, after placing 2^nd on floor, 3^rd on beam and 6^th on both vault and bars. Sophia Hutchings placed 7^th overall after placing 3^rd on bars and 6^th on both beam and floor.

A fantastic display from Poppy-Rose Dear who secured the overall silver medal in the grade 3 age 8-9 event. Poppy-Rose also placed 2^nd on bars and 4^th on beam. In the same competition, Sienna Harvey finished in 9^th position overall, after placing 3^rd on floor. Narrowly behind in 10^th position overall, Grace Little placed 4^th on vault and 5^th on floor, with teammate Peyton Poole finishing in 11^th position overall after placing 1^st on vault, 5^th on bars and 6^th on floor.

In the grade 5 event, Sofia Shraka finished in 8^th position overall after placing 5^th on vault and 6^th on both bars and R&C. Layla Clark placed 2^nd on beam, 6^th on both bars and floor, finishing in 9^th place overall. Closely behind in 10^th position, Lucy Brough placed 4^th on vault and 5^th on bars. Teammates Poppy Bridgewater and Molly Mathers placed 11^th and 13^th respectively in the same event.

Shilah Wynter-Glace finished in 8^th position overall in the grade 4 age 10 event, after sharing 4^th place on floor with Dulcey Pope, who also placed 6^th on bars, finishing in 10^th position overall. Teammate Eva Reeves finished in 13^th position overall after placing 4^th on vault.

In the grade 3 age 10 event, Lexi Dolan finished in 7^th position, after placing 3^rd on vault and 5^th on both bars and floor. Also competing in the grade 3 age 10 event, Delilah Cavendish placed 5^th on vault and 6^th on both beam and floor, finishing in 8^th position.

Overall, stunning performances with all the Harlow Gymnastics club gymnasts achieving their respective grades.